Quote that had impact on what I am doing
05-May-2006
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Education ,
multi-lingual ,
Multiculturalism ]
nationality, identity, formal education provision, bi-lingualism
“My students, many times, are urged to forget who they are, or told that they must ‘become British’, as if they could. The message that they get many times is that they must discard themselves of their own racial, ethnic or linguistic identity. In their attempt to assimilate, many of them lose themselves. They get frustrated because no matter how much they try, they will never be accepted as ‘American’. Others, because they resent the message that they must shed every facet of their own identity, resist the pressure and alienate themselves. These students usually drop out of formal education, get in trouble with the law (authorities) and are put in jail or deported. It seems that those who become bicultural have a strong sense of identity that adds balance in their lives……”
Ambrizeth Lima (teacher)
